Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/25

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Subject: Re: R8 CAM LEICA RESPONSE!!!!!
From: Oddmund Garvik <garvik@i-t.fr>
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 97 13:12:24 -0800

At 21:45 24/03/1997 EST, Teddy G wrote:
>Stephen Gandy wrote:
>
><<<If the present Leica management doesn't have it together enough to be
>SURE that  its new flagship camera is compatible with ITS OWN lenses,
>what other mistakes are they making?>>>>>>>>
>
>Excuse me Stephen,
>
>Aaawww it's so easy to sh--t on somebody when you don't know the details, so
>lighten up!

Yeah, you say something, Teddy...

Why should we try to explain away this blunder. We are talking about their
flagship camera, a new product, which obviously has not been tested
accurately enough. If it was one of their plastic boxes, it would probably
be less serious. But when the beast cost about $3200 'naked', it is a
serious fault. I don't care of course, I am not that sick. I would never
waste money on a camera like this. I stick to my old FM if I need an SLR,
and I use the coins to buy tickets, films and food, whatever. I'd rather buy
wine to my friends for $3200...


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I bhfad uainn go le/ir an drochrud...
Djalli qendrofte larg prej te gjithe nesh...
Far from us all be the evil thing...

Oddmund Garvik
garvik@i-t.fr